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• Logan Wilson doesn’t understand benching; vows to support Barrett Carter

The Cincinnati Bengals entered the season with second-round rookie Demetrius Knight Jr. and veteran Logan Wilson locked in as their starting linebacker duo in Al Golden’s defense. But in Week 6, that plan suddenly changed. Wilson was effectively benched in favor of Barrett Carter, a fourth-round rookie out of Clemson. Wilson technically started the game, […]...2025
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• Bengals veteran Wilson addresses benching
Logan Wilson, one of Cincinnati's core defensive players, was benched Sunday in favor of rookie Barrett Carter, who will be the starter going forward....2025
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• Recapping the Bengals’ defensive performance against the Packers via the All-22 film

The Bengals lost their fourth straight game on Sunday. This time, they were defeated by the Green Bay Packers 27-18. The defense had surrendered just 10 points through the first half. They surrendered 17 points alone in the fourth quarter. Barrett Carter played 100% of the snaps on the defensive side of the ball for […]...2025
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• Fantasy Football: Week 6 IDP Report
Linebacker shakeups are front and center in Week 6, with the Bengals demoting Logan Wilson in favor of rookies Barrett Carter and Demetrius Knight—a shift that could have lasting fantasy implications. In Pittsburgh, Alex Highsmith returned but saw reduced snaps, opening the door for Nick Herbig to shine with two sacks in a breakout performance....2025
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• Prospects of interest for the Bengals in the LSU vs. Clemson game

The Bengals have done a good job of acquiring talent from both Clemson and LSU over the years. Two of the Bengals best players are from LSU, in Joe Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase. They also have three former Clemson players on the roster this year. Tee Higgins, Myles Murphy, and Barrett Carter all played their […]...2025
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• Cincinnati Bengals 53-man Roster Prediction: Eagles Game Week Edition

Albert Cesare/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Here’s a second look at the Bengals’ possible final roster. The Cincinnati Bengals play football on Thursday! It’s only preseason football, but it’s better than no football! Zac Taylor says Joe Burrow and the rest of the starters will play, but it’s unclear as to how much. Hopefully, we see a well-oiled machine on the field in...2025
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• The biggest training camp battles to watch for the Cincinnati Bengals

Kareem Elgazzar-Imagn Images What are the key competitions to watch? Training camp has begun! What are the key competitions to look at as the roster and depth chart shake out over the next few weeks? Here are the position battles to watch for the Cincinnati Bengals. Right Guard - Lucas Patrick vs. Cody Ford It’s always something, isn’t it? We can’t just have one year where we feel really g...2025
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• Cincinnati Bengals 53-man Roster Prediction: Training Camp Begins Edition

Frank Bowen IV/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Bengals football is back, baby! It’s here! It’s finally here! The offseason is over. Training camp has officially opened for the 2025 season as the Cincinnati Bengals—well, most of them—took the practice fields outside Paycor Stadium for their first practice of the preseason. With that comes a whole bunch of speculation, whic...2025
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• Tuesday Trenches: Confidence rating by position

Frank Bowen IV/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Camp is just one day away. Summer’s almost over. At least it is as far as the Cincinnati Bengals are concerned. Training camp officially begins on Wednesday, and will hopefully be the first step forward on a Super Bowl season. Things have been pretty shaky so far this offseason. Neither Trey Hendrickson nor Shemar Stewart ha...2025
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• The return of the cowboy

After a rough 2024 season, Logan Wilson eyes a comeback. Logan Wilson missed several games last season due to a knee injury, but he’s looking to have a big comeback. Wilson and new defensive coordinator Al Golden have a good past relationship, considering Golden helped bring Wilson to the Cincinnati Bengals from the University of Wyoming. Wilson got a lot of bad rap to begin with last year, along ...2025
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• NFL Divisions ranked by position groups - LB

Lon Horwedel-Imagn Images How linebacking talent is laid out across the league. As we continue to rank the divisions of the National Football League, we’ll turn our attention to the linebacker units. Here is where they stand: 1. NFC North Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings In Chicago, a new defensive coordinator has arrived, and his name is Dennis Allen. The...2025
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• Schedule quirk will allow Detroit Lions’ new offensive line to gel early

Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The Detroit Lions offensive line in a post-Frank Ragnow world has a buffer—at least for the first five weeks of the schedule. With Frank Ragnow now retired, the Detroit Lions will be breaking in at least two new starters on the interior offensive line — and potentially three at new positions, depending on where Graham Glasgow lands. That’s th...2025
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• 14 winners and 6 losers from the Bengals’ 2025 draft class

Frank Bowen IV/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Cincinnati stuck with six picks and is finalizing its UDFA group, as they look for another championship run in 2025. However, with new additions come both beneficiaries and those whose roster chances potentially dwindle. The Cincinnati Bengals’ 2025 draft class has been met with a myriad of opinions, but it largely addressed...2025
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• Final 2025 NFL Draft grades for all 32 teams

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images Final grades for the 2025 NFL Draft for every team, with only one A+ When you write about the NFL Draft you’ve heard it all before: “Grading a draft is dumb,” We don’t know how these guys will be for three years,” and “Y’all were so wrong about [insert player here].” We get it. The draft in an imprecise science at best, and so much of evaluating a class i...2025
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• Twitter reacts to Day 3 picks for the Cincinnati Bengals

Jacob Musselman-Imagn Images Cincinnati filled some much-needed holes, but not all of Twitter loved its decisions. The Cincinnati Bengals had three Day 3 picks, and they used them to solidify their roster. After starting their first two days by taking Shemar Stewart, Demetrius Knight Jr., and Dylan Fairchild, the Bengals still had ample holes. They used their third day to solidify positio...2025
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"New defensive coordinator Al Golden will also have fourth-round pick Barrett Carter to work with as well at the linebacker position."

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"Barrett Carter (6’-1”, 230) of Clemson in Round 4 is always around the ball with speed (4."

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"com/8AK8Ws7ebI— The Football Scout (@NFLTrenchBattle) September 23, 2023 LB Barrett Carter, Clemson Carter is set to be the next uber-athletic defender to come out of Clemson following the likes of Isaiah Simmons (2020 first-rounder) and Trenton Simpson (2023 third-rounder)."

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• The return of the cowboy
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• Schedule quirk will allow Detroit Lions’ new offensive line to gel early
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• Demetrius Knight Jr. is already pushing for a starting linebacker role

Jordan Prather-Imagn Images The second-round pick is working to be alongside Logan Wilson in September. The Cincinnati Bengals have their hands full with the Shemar Stewart contract situation as training camp approaches. The front office and first round pick are having contract disagreements, and it has lasted since he was selected back in April. The first-round pick is still unsigned, but...2025
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• What the Bengals linebacker room looks like after Germaine Pratt’s release

Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Logan Wilson (55) celebrates after recovering a fumble in the fourth quarter of the NFL Week 9 game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Las Vegas Raiders at Paycor Stadium in downtown Cincinnati on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024. The Bengals collected their first win at home with a 41-24 victory over the Raiders. | Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images...2025
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• Bengals Podcast: Flag Football Fantasy Draft

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images We cover the topics the other podcasts won’t. Olympic flag football fever... Catch it! Spike it! Do a little dance. It looks like NFL players will be allowed to compete in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, much to the chagrin of the US National Flag Football Team (who have notably played and grown the sport, not to mention won multiple world championships ov...2025
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• Browns 2025 Schedule Primer: Week 1 & 18, Cincinnati Bengals roster changes, updates and more

Photo by Michael Allio/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Browns take on the Bengals in Weeks 1 & 18 of the 2025 regular season The Cleveland Browns will host the Cincinnati Bengals in Weeks 1 & 18 of the 2025 NFL season. Now that this year’s NFL schedule has been officially released, we can break down each matchup and each team for the upcoming season. The Bengals started the 2024 season po...2025
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• Recapping the Bengals’ defensive performance against the Packers via the All-22 film
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• Film Room: A clear role for Barrett Carter in Al Golden’s defense

Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images Carter makes plays in the passing game. After signing two linebackers in free agency, it was unexpected to see the Cincinnati Bengals select two more in the 2025 NFL Draft, However, Al Golden’s words and Barrett Carter’s film reveal that Demetrius Knight and Carter are two very different types of linebackers. Golden talked about how to have a major impact...2025
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• Bengals sign Dylan Fairchild, Barrett Carter, Jalen Rivers and Tahj Brooks

Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images Four draft picks are now under contract. The Cincinnati Bengals have signed four NFL Draft picks: Offensive guard Dylan Fairchild, linebacker Barrett Carter, offensive tackle Jalen Rivers, and running back Tahj Brooks. Four of the Bengals’ six selections in the 2025 NFL Draft have now been signed. The 6-foot-5, 318-pound Fairchild was a third-round pick (81st o...2025
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• Bengals News (4/27): Early front-runner at guard?

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images Dylan Fairchild apparently is in a position where one of the starting guard spots is his to lose. Bengals Select LB Barrett Carter With 119th Overall PickBengals Reaction: "Impressive human being. 4.0 GPA. Pre-snap, he's clearly in charge of that defense. A pure stack linebacker, but good in zone with good coverage skills. Four-down value. Early down. Thi...2025
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• Bengals select RB Tahj Brooks with their final pick of 2025 NFL Draft

Photo by John E. Moore III/Getty Images A new backfield teammate for Chase Brown. With their final selection in the 2025 NFL Draft, the Cincinnati Bengals have selected Texas Tech running back Tahj Brooks. A 5-foot-9, 214-pound Texas native, Brooks ended his career as one of the best to ever suit up for the Red Raiders. He finished his collegiate career with 879 carries for 4,557 yards and...2025
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• Top 300 draft prospects for 2025

Derrick Harmon could be available to the Rams at #26 | Photo by Michael Miller/ISI Photos/Getty Images After three month’s of investigation: The final edition With the NFL Draft just two days away, fans are ready for the awaited announcement, “The Los Angeles Rams are on clock.” At this time of the year, story lines are bigger and mock drafts rule the day. Prospects are offered up, with ca...2025
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• Cowboys focused seven-round 2025 NFL mock draft

Photo by John Smolek/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Who are the Cowboys most likely to end up with in the first round in your opinion? The 2025 NFL Draft is nearly upon us, and months of shifting player stocks and smoke screens from teams will soon come to an end. The Cowboys’ draft priorities have seemingly come into focus in recent weeks, but as we learned it can all change in a heart...2025
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• Bengals beef up trenches in Dane Brugler’s 7-round NFL Mock Draft and give Chase Brown a running mate

Photo by Andy Altenburger/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images This could be a very solid draft for the Bengals. The NFL Draft is less than a week away, and there are many names being mentioned as possible targets for the Cincinnati Bengals. Recently, The Athletic’s Dane Brugler, author of the annually famous “The Beast” Draft Guide, did his seven-round Mock Draft. Let’s look and see who he th...2025
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• What the Bengals linebacker room looks like after Germaine Pratt’s release
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• Twitter reactions to Bengals releasing Germaine Pratt

Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images Playoff P is leaving the Queen City. Monday afternoon, it was reported that the Cincinnati Bengals would release long-time starting linebacker Germaine Pratt. Fans reacted the way they normally do — all over the place. Pratt isn’t coming off of a great 2024 season, but he also corralled the game-winning interception to end the Bengals' 31-year playoff drou...2025
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• 14 winners and 6 losers from the Bengals’ 2025 draft class
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• Bengals News (4/27): Early front-runner at guard?
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• Who are the best fits remaining for the Rams on day three of the 2025 NFL Draft?

Photo by James Black/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Ranking the top-125 best player fits remaining for the Rams in the 2025 NFL Draft The Los Angeles Rams wrapped up day two of the 2025 NFL Draft by selecting tight end Terrance Ferguson and edge rusher Josaiah Stewart. We now head to day three where the Rams will have six selections, including four in the sixth round. When it comes to d...2025
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• Cowboys draft: Best weapon & biggest weakness of the Top 10 linebackers

Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Here are the top linebackers to know ahead of next week’s draft. We continue to dive in our top positional series for the Dallas Cowboys and this time looking at the top 10 linebackers in the draft and providing a short scouting report on each. Jihaad Campbell (Alabama) Best - RangeCampbell is a sideline-to-sideline monster and does i...2025
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• NFL Draft Rankings 2025: Linebackers

Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images Having quality linebacker play is sometimes the key to leveling up a defense. One of the key differences for the Eagles from 2023 to 2024 was Zack Baun balling out in the middle of Vic Fangio’s unit. There is plenty of debate about linebacker value in the draft. Can teams find mid round guys to plug and play or do you need to take big swings on elite ...2025
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• Rams top-300 fits big board: Ranking the best fits in 2025 NFL Draft

Photo by John Korduner/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Ranking the best Rams fits in the 2025 NFL Draft from 1-300. The NFL Draft is just over a week away and at this point in the process, teams like the Los Angeles Rams are putting together the final touches to their big boards. It’s almost time to trust your scouting process and hope that everything goes well on the weekend of April 24...2025
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• Demetrius Knight Jr. is already pushing for a starting linebacker role
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• Bengals cutting Germaine Pratt

Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Adios, amigo. The Cincinnati Bengals have finally made a decision on Germaine Pratt. According to NFL Network reporter Tom Pelissero, the Bengals are cutting Pratt. Pratt had previously requested a trade, and it appeared the Bengals attempted to facilitate one, but no deal ever happened, as no team likely wanted to take on his 20...2025
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• Bengals select RB Tahj Brooks with their final pick of 2025 NFL Draft
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• Thoughts & Jots: From Michigan-Ohio State to NFL flex to Myles Garrett

Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Things in and around the NFL, college football and more The 2024 season still has plenty of games left. For the Cleveland Browns, it just seems over with eight losses already. It is difficult to watch games and talk about who Cleveland will draft in the Top-5 next April, but that is the reality. Last year at this time, the Browns were trying to keep the fift...2024
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• Grade the Pick: Bengals double up at linebacker with Clemson’s Barrett Carter

Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images Carter got better and better each season he was with Clemson. The Cincinnati Bengals are continuing to spend a lot of draft capital on defense. In the fourth round early Saturday afternoon, they drafted Clemson Tigers linebacker Barrett Carter at pick No. 119 overall. Carter is the second linebacker the Bengals have drafted this weekend, joining South Ca...2025
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• Bengals select Barrett Carter in Round 4

Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images Another linebacker! With the 115th selection in the 2025 NFL Draft, the Cincinnati Bengals selected Clemson Tigers linebacker Barrett Carter. This marks the second linebacker the Bengals have taken after selection South Carolina’s Demetrius Knight in Round 2. It's safe to say Germaine Pratt is a goner. The 6-foot, 234-pound Carter finished his Clemson car...2025
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• Logan Wilson doesn’t understand benching; vows to support Barrett Carter
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• What the Bengals linebacker room looks like after Germaine Pratt’s release
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• Shemar Stewart and Demetrius Knight Jr. waiting on contracts before taking part in OTAs

Albert Cesare/The Cincinnati Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The first and second-round selections are still working out contract details. Football is officially back as the Cincinnati Bengals rookie minicamp kicked off this week with all the new faces looking to help get the franchise back to contention. Despite rookie camp starting, the Bengals’ first and second-round sele...2025
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• Final 2025 NFL Draft grades for all 32 teams
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• Best remaining players for Day 3

Will the Rams draft Isaiah Bond? | Brett Patzke-Imagn Images Les Snead appears focused on utilitarian additions thus far With his first two picks in the 2025 NFL Draft, Los Angeles Rams General Manager may be tipping his hand as to his plan of attack. After trading back from #26, L.A.had two selections on Day 2. At #46 they took tight end Terrance Ferguson out of Oregon and at #90 added ed...2025
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• 2025 NFL Draft: A Top 10 positional ranking of defensive prospects

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images Who is your favorite defensive prospect in this year’s NFL Draft? With the 2025 NFL Draft now a week away (April 24-26), positional rankings and big board's for all 32 NFL teams should all be pretty close to finalized. That means all the guesstimating and speculation that has taken place over the past several months will finally be clarified when we l...2025
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• Random Ramsdom: Team could be interested in Tyer Warren

Dan Rainville / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images Los Angeles Rams News and Links for 3/31/25 According to some news that I am linking below, the Los Angeles Rams could be showing a real interested in tight end prospect Tyler Warren as they reportedly are holding a workout for him. Is the team really interested or is this a smokescreen? I don’t know, and we won’t really know until after t...2025
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• NFL Draft expert gives insight to what Rams should do in first round

Vasha Hunt-Imagn Images NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah provides insight to Rams draft before the NFL Combine next week The NFL Draft process is fully underway as the college all-star games such as the Senior Bowl and Shrine Bowl have each taken place and the NFL Combine is next week. For a second consecutive year, the Los Angeles Rams will have a first-round pick as they look to build on a ...2025
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• Cowboys draft 2025: Top-10 prospect rankings for each position

Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images Who is your favorite draft prospect so far? College football is coming up to Bowl Season, that means in scouting terms this is when the hard work begins. Before draft season starts we give you a top-10 ranking for each position for the 2025 NFL Draft. Each position ranking has an overall ranking (in brackets). QUARTERBACK Sheduer Sander, Colorado (4) ...2024
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• Summer Scouting: A strong group of linebackers for a great defensive draft

Danny Wild-USA TODAY Sports A strong linebacker class potentially rounds out a strong front 7 for 2025 The 2024 college football season is almost here, which will send NFL scouts criss-crossing the nation as they scout the upcoming draft class. As we’ve mentioned several times before, the defensive front looks to be the unquestioned strength of the 2025 NFL Draft class. As it stands now, ...2024
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• 2024 Draft Watch: All eyes on the quarterbacks

Photo by Ron Jenkins/Getty Images With college football in full-swing, we take a look at which quarterback prospects the Broncos could be eyeing in the future. Russell Wilson will turn 35 years old during the season and is coming off his worst season by far, in his career. Now, he could have a bounce-back season this year, and I certainly hope he does, but the team and we as fans need to ...2023
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